Megan Nutzman

Exactly. It’s my most used reaction over on FB, and I always worry that liking a post like this one sends the wrong impression!!

Visiting AP in Classics and Religious Studies at Hamilton College: Religions of Late Antiquity with the ability to teach Greek and/or Latin and New Testament (in translation).

Review of applications begins February 23, 2026.

Aww, thanks!

For Alex Jeffrey Pretti Murdered by I.C.E January 24, 2026 By Amanda Goreman We wake with no words, just woe & wound. Our own country shoot ing us in the back is not just brutal ity; it’s jarring betrayal; not enforcement, but execution. A message: Love your people & you will die. Yet our greatest threat isn’t the outsiders among us, but those among us who never look within. Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience. Know that to care intensively, united, is to carry both pain-dark horror for today & a profound, daring hope for tomorrow. We can feel we have nothing to give, & still belove this world wait ing, trembling to change. If we cannot find words, may we find the will; if we ever lose hope, may we never lose our humanity. The only undying thing is mercy, the courage to open ourselves like doors, hug our neighbor, & save one more bright, impossible life.

“Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience. Know that to care intensively, united, is to carry both pain-dark horror for today & a profound, daring hope for tomorrow.”

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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

Thank you — that seems so inadequate to say, but thank you. I’m a wreck as I’m scrolling and looking for news.

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Black outline of Minnesota with a heart and the word “home”

Minnesota is home for me. I hate not being there and helping keep vulnerable members of the community safe. I have family + loved ones in the middle of it. My brother is in S Minneapolis. My first apartment was very close to where the 5-year-old was taken from school yesterday. These are my people.

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

Thanks. This is a really strong piece. I hadn't initially gravitated toward it since I was aiming for something that was a little more focused on just Greece, but you've made me rethink that!

Yes -- I was looking back over some of those earlier this afternoon. They're great! Have you taught any in particular that worked well?

I'm looking for a Greek civ/history recommendation: What articles/blog posts do you like for thinking about the relevance and/or (mis)appropriations of ancient Greece for today? I'm looking for something to use in the last week of my Greek civ class this semester.

I'm still bitter about having to be able to calculate the area of a triangle inscribed in a circle in order to do a PhD in Classics...

Photo of the Athenian acropolis

Does anyone have a VR program that they like for teaching ancient Greece? Maybe the Athenian acropolis, Delphi, or something like that? Now that I'm at a school with more resources, I'm hoping that I can make use of some fun stuff in my classes.

And in true Minnesota fashion, there is hardly a winter coat to be seen among them!

Thanks so much! McLean was already on my list, but not Burnett. I really appreciate the recommendations.

I'm definitely interested in single book/article recommendations too, even if you don't have a reading list!

Jewish epitaph from Rome, written in Greek

Does anyone have a Greek epigraphy reading list that they'd be willing to share? We have a grad student who is interested in complementing their work in Latin epigraphy, and while I've done some work on inscriptions, I am certainly not an epigrapher!

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Thanks, Kelly!

Believe it or not, neither does Ohio State! I don't have my official PDF version yet, but I can send you my page proofs.

Thanks, Jeremiah!

I posted the wrong link when I shared my new article yesterday, so here it is again. Now available online, "Asclepius, Jesus, and Healing by Touch: A Reevaluation."
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It's publication day for "Asclepius, Jesus, and Healing by Touch: A Reevaluation"!
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Congratulations!!

Ha! Definitely something to be careful about!

Thanks! I had several pieces of swag from my time at the Frankel that I used to keep in my office at ODU. When I unpacked my office stuff on campus here, I very quickly put those items in a bag to come home with me so as not to attract any unwanted attention!

Apparently Brutus’s identity is a big secret. I definitely felt short!

Picture of me standing next to Brutus Buckeye, the Ohio State mascot.

I won free tickets to an Ohio State football game at faculty orientation today. I should probably buy something red!